Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-18
HELEN LAKEMAN;
Tho Sorry Of a Young Girls Struy-
gle With Adversity.
ny JOHN r. MUsIcK.
AUTHOR OF "THE BANKER OF BRDFonD,"
"WAITER BRowEFIELp,r ETC.
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CHAPTER Iv.--coSTIsuRD.
Warren's face turned red. Why hat
the pcldler alluded to her Did h,
observe the look of dlsmay upon the
face Of his parents when he returned
from church with her the night before |
I'm tell yo, Warren" said the ped.
dler, in low tone, 81 don't blame ye
one doggon bit-providen' yer in ear.
nest but lem me tell ye somethin'-ii
ye 60 to breakin' that gals heart, yer
meancr than feller who peddles brass
earrings or pizen medicine, She's n
good gal, Warren, with an 'all-wool
heart-therc's no cotton chain or film
about her-she's no cheat an as good
rs gold"
Pete had a habit of rating people rs
he did his merchandise. Having spent
all his life in certain trade It became
part Of his language, and part Of
himself.
Warren felt like a criminal he asked
himself in his own mind whether he
was a william or not. He knew that he
could not get his parents consent to
his marriage with her, and he had not
really obtained his own. Perhaps this
feeling was only sympathy and interest
in the poor girl.
pete he said. "who was it that
wronged this girl who robbed her of
her home, the Plumber place ?"
"Why the man who owns it now
old Jim Arnold"
"How was Il done?"
"Donc, it was one o. them steals
which is done in court Ye see. when
Mr.. Lakeman died. he was but little
known. There was u security debt OF
five hundred dollars against him. an
old Jim Arnold he bought IL. Wen, yc
see, Arnold got II thief named Smith
administrator, regular cheat, with
cotton chain an toe fillin';' then they
went to lawin' this Observation-Disclosures
claim. an spent all the personal prop
erty doin' II. There warn't enough TO
pay funeral expenses an doctor bill,
though Mr.. Lakeman were well fixed
when he died. After that was settled
guardian was appointed for the two
who, of course, were titled
10 a homestead. Well, the guardian
was of the same piece o cloth as the
Here was five hundred
dollars to pay, and farm an pieco
o raw land TO pay it out Of. The tow
linen Arnold. he has the homestead o.
the children set of among the breaks
an hills, not worth ten cents an acre,
an farm worth five thousand dollars
sold. He bought it in at five hun
drcd."
"Why, how could this be done?"
Warren asked
"Ie see, Arnold owned the lawyersin
Il, an the probate judge, too"
"Why was II not appealed to high
er courtP'
lit was, an there they found the
goods in the whole pack; tho
lower court might not a had any better
sense, but the other Judge he was-weli
he was bought jist like piece o cal
co, an he's shoddy goods at that, He
held It all to be regular, an dismissed
Lhe appcalr Mother lawyer tried to |
lake it the Supreme Court, but ye see
the administrator lawyer an the
guardians lawyer, who were slloddy
goods. come in an dismissed the whole
thing"
"And those poor children were swim
lledP"
"Yes; worse swindled than they'd
been by a secondhand clothing jew
in Chatham street, New
York"
The remainder of the drive to town
was made in silence, and Warren re-
iurned alone. His mind was busy.
This girl then was not of low parent
lge, though her occupation was hum
Die. Humble--was it not nobleP He
'esolved 10 know more of Helen Lake
nan.